title: A pilot of an intervention delivered to Chinese- and Spanish-speaking carers of people with dementia in Australia.
abstract: There are limited language- and culture-specific support programs for carers of people with dementia living in Australia. A group intervention for use with Chinese and Spanish speakers in the United States was adapted to the Australian context, and a pilot study was undertaken with these 2 communities. The intervention is based on a cognitive behavioral therapy approach and was delivered by bilingual health professionals. The adapted material comprised 7 sessions, spanning 2 hours in duration. All 22 participants completed the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-Short form (DASS-21) pre- and postintervention. A significant decrease in depression, anxiety, and stress was observed among Spanish speakers; a significant decrease in depression and anxiety was present among the Chinese speakers. The implications are considered in the context of Australia's changing aged care service system.
authors.affiliation: 1School of Primary and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales/Multicultural Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Desiree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Natacha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carragher
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Santalucia
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.forename: Larry W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shanley
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mollina
authors.forename: Langduo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kyriazopoulos
authors.forename: Dolores Gallagher
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D001315:Australia; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: CBT intervention; aged care services; cultural diversity; dementia; family carers